FLASH : Warning to Canadians

"Final presidential election results are expected to be announced in early January 2017. Restrictions on traffic circulation caused by political demonstrations may occur, which may limit movement throughout Haiti. Remain vigilant at all times and avoid large crowds and demonstrations as they may turn violent with little to no warning. Monitor local media to stay informed of the latest developments. Assistance to individuals from Haitian authorities is often unavailable," says the Canadian Government in its warnings for Haiti.

End of verifications at CTV

At the Vote Tabulation Centre (CTV), the process of verification of the minutes for the presidential election of 20 November ended on Friday night at 3:30 am with the analysis of the 260 minutes for the departments of South, the South-East and the Nippes. The electoral court gave an appointment to the protesting candidates to the National Electoral Litigation Office (BCEN) located on the road of Frères for their pleading.

Moïse Jean-Charles and Jude Célestin refuses to plead

The protesting candidates Moïse Jean-Charles and Jude Célestin have already announced that they do not intend to go to the Office of National Electoral Litigation (BCEN), if the latter does not resume the verification process where it left off last Wednesday and applying the methodology used at the beginning of the process https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19598-haiti-flash-the-bcen-applies-the-regulation-the-protesters-leave-the-ctv.html

The Adviser of PHTK defends the BCEN

Guichard Doré, the Strategic Adviser within the PHTK, says that the representatives of the protesting parties do not have to impose a working method on the judges of the BCEN.

Concert for Peace at the Palais Sans Souci

A working session was held at the Ministry of Culture around the planning of the Peace Concert to be held in Milot (Cap Haitien) at the Palais Sans Souci in January 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Communication, other private and public sector partners. To be continued...

Christian fervor

As part of the Christmas celebrations, several thousand Catholic Christians participated in a Mass of thanksgiving to the Cathedral of Cap-Haitien . In his homily, Jocelin Antoine deplored the difficult socio-economic situation of the Haitian people and invited his compatriots to cultivate love and tolerance at the end of the year and in the days to come.

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